Football: Hall of Fame all-star game is Friday night at Bassett

The Hall of Fame all-star football game matching top players from the San Gabriel Valley will take place Friday night at 7:30 at Bassett High in La Puente.

-- Eric Sondheimer

Baseball: Final regular-season rankings

1. Yucaipa 25-2

2. El Toro 21-5

3. Edison 19-5

4. JSerra 21-6

5. Mater Dei 21-5

6. S.O. Notre Dame 22-5

7. Capistrano Valley 21-6

8. Bishop Amat 23-5

9. Cleveland 23-7

10. Chatsworth 26-4

Funds sought for comprehensive concussion care program

Concussion experts and California Interscholastic Federation officials are seeking about $2.15 million in private financing for a first-of-its-kind concussion care insurance program that is being spearheaded by a UCLA neurologist.

Dr. Tony L. Strickland, chief executive officer of the Los Angeles-based Sports Concussion Institute and an associate clinical professor of neurology at the UCLA School of Medicine, outlined the proposed program this evening at the LAX Westin on the eve of a national concussion summit at the hotel. The program is being administered by Wells Fargo and could be implemented as soon as the 2009-10 school year if the funding is secured.

For only $2.93 per student per year, the state's 735,503 high school athletes would have access to baseline neurobehavioral function testing, followup care and post-concussion testing that would allow doctors to determine if an athlete could safely return to play following an episode of head trauma.

"It is going to revolutionize health care and remove any barrier to treatment," said Strickland, whose institute has already helped the CIF provide baseline testing for 100,000 of the state's athletes.

Among those in attendance during an informal meeting in the hotel's presidential suite was super agent Leigh Steinberg, who said he would contribute to the program. Steinberg said he was frightened by the debilitating effects concussions had taken on many of his clients and recalled former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman repeatedly asking the same set of questions after being hospitalized following a concussion.

Steinberg called concussions an "undiagnosed health epidemic" exacerbated by athletes' play-at-all-costs mentality and said he would like the government to mandate this kind of program nationwide as a requirement for participation in sports.

--Ben Bolch

Track: Southern Section prelims are Saturday

Saturday is going to be a long, busy day for track and field athletes in Southern California, with the Southern Section holding its divisional prelims throughout the region.

Field events begin at 11 a.m., with running events at noon. The Division I prelims will be at Mission Viejo Trabuco Hills. Division II is at Moorpark. Division III, where Los Angeles Cathedral sprinter Randall Carroll will be running, is at Costa Mesa Estancia. Division IV is at Carpinteria.

For a look at the performance lists, go here.

The Southern Section finals are May 23 at Cerritos College.

-- Eric Sondheimer

New baseball rankings

1. Chatsworth 25-3

2. Mater Dei 21-5

3. El Toro 20-4

4. Yucaipa 23-2

5. Edison 17-5

6. Marina 20-4

7. S.O. Notre Dame 20-5

8. Capistrano Valley 19-6

9. Bishop Amat 21-5

10. JSerra 20-5

Baseball: Rutherford throws perfect game for Arcadia

Arcadia's Bryce Rutherford threw a five-inning perfect game Friday during the Apaches' 14-0 Pacific League victory over Glendale. Tim Smoley had a hit and drove in a pair of runs for Arcadia and now holds a school record with 92 hits in his career.

Arcadia (18-4), ranked No. 23 in the Southland in The Times' latest poll, closes its regular season this week with games Tuesday against Pasadena and Friday against Crescenta Valley.

--Ben Bolch

Oaks Christian possibly on the move in league realignment

A Southern Section releaguing appeals committee has recommended that Westlake Village Oaks Christian's sports teams move into the Marmonte League and that Calabasas' teams move out effective with the 2010-11 school year. Calabasas would replace Oaks Christian in the Tri-Valley League under the proposal.

The committee also recommended that Ventura St. Bonaventure should remain part of the Tri-Valley League and compete in the Channel League only in football; that Brea Olinda move to the Freeway League in all sports and Anaheim Western move to the Orange League in all sports; and that Glendora move to the Sierra League in all sports and West Covina South Hills move to the San Antonio/Miramonte League in all sports.

Schools unhappy with the recommendations can appeal to the section's executive committee prior to its May 20 meeting. The recommendations could be approved during a vote by the section council on Oct. 22.

--Ben Bolch

Football: Nominees for 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl announced

Forty-seven of the 400 nominees for the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl hail from California. The game will be played Jan. 9 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

The local nominees are offensive lineman Wade Yandall of Carson, defensive lineman George Uko of Chino Don Lugo, running back James McConico of Compton, linebacker Brandon Brown of Corona Centennial, running back Jordan James of Corona, quarterback Bryan Bennett and defensive lineman Grasu Hroniss of Crespi, running back Anthony Brown of Kaiser, wide receiver Robert Woods of Gardena Serra, defensive back Sean Parker of Narbonne, defensive back Dietrich Riley of La Canada Flintridge St. Francis, wide receiver Kevin Anderson of Lakewood, wide receiver Kaelin Clay of Long Beach Poly, wide receiver Paul Richardson of Los Alamitos, wide receiver De'Shawn Beck of L.A. Jordan, defensive back Charles Garrett of Dorsey, wide receiver Anthony Jefferson of L.A. Cathedral, running back Hayes Pullard of Crenshaw, running back Anthony Barr of L.A. Loyola, defensive lineman Ronald Powell of Rancho Verde, linebacker Cecil Whiteside of Newport Harbor, defensive backs Keith Hutchins and Jared Bell and wide receiver Kenneth Scott of Colony, tight end Christian Thomas of Highland, running back Deontae Cooper of Citrus Hill, tight end Randal Telfer of Rancho Cucamonga, quarterback Tyler Shreve of Redlands East Valley, running back Emery Schexnayder of Riverside North, quarterback Ryan Kasdorf of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, defensive back Brock Vereen of Valencia, defensive back Troy Hill of St. Bonaventure, running back Malcolm Jones, offensive lineman Erik Kohler, defensive lineman Cassius Marsh and linebacker Zac Stout of Oaks Christian and running back D.J. Morgan of Taft.

--Ben Bolch

Baseball: New rankings

1. Chatsworth 23-2

2. Mater Dei 19-3

3. El Toro 18-4

4. Edison 16-4

5. Marina 19-3

6. Yucaipa 21-2

7. S.O. Notre Dame 19-4

8. Capistrano Valley 17-6

9. Bishop Amat 19-5

10. JSerra 18-5

Boys' basketball: All-American Academic All-Star Classic set for May 9

Some of the top college-bound seniors from around the country will play in the inaugural All-American Academic All-Star Classic, a pair of games on May 9 at Citizen's Bank Arena in Ontario.

The participants have all committed to play at four-year colleges or universities starting next fall and the North, South, East and West rosters comprise players who will play in those respective regions.

The West roster includes Rialto's Andrew Bock (who is headed to Creighton), Windward's Anthony Stover (UCLA), Village Christian's Bak Bak (California), Etiwanda's Jordan Finn (Air Force), Campbell Hall's Keegan Hornbuckle (Colorado), Sylmar's Tyler Honeycutt and UCLA-bound big men Brendan Lane of Rocklin High and Reeves Nelson of Modesto Christian. The team will be coached by Loyola's Jamal Adams.

The East roster includes Windward's Darius Morris (Michigan), Windward's Malcolm Washington (Penn) and Mater Dei's David and Travis Wear (North Carolina).

The North roster includes Mater Dei's Andy Brown (Stanford) and Bishop Montgomery's Justin Cobbs (Minnesota). The South roster does not include any players from Southern California.

There will be a three-point shooting competition at 6 p.m. followed by the West vs. East game and a slam dunk competition at 8 p.m. followed by the North vs. South game. Tickets are $10 per person and are available through Ticketmaster.

--Ben Bolch